DiBernardo's goal lifts the Current to a 2-1 win over the Spirit

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Renner, D. (2026, October 26). DiBernardo's goal lifts the Current to a 2-1 win over the Spirit. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/dibernardo-s-goal-lifts-the-current-to-a-2-1-win-over-the-spirit/article_a4069876-adc4-5506-9b83-7152e60703b1.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-26 · by Drew Renner

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Vanessa DiBernardo scored the winning goal in the 17th minute as the Kansas City Current rallied from behind to defeat the Washington Spirit 2-1 on Sunday in a National Women’s Soccer League match. The Current, with a record of 15-9-5, tied the game at one through Lo’eau LaBonta’s goal and then secured their victory when DiBernardo capitalized on a mistake by the Spirit goalkeeper.
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Vanessa DiBernardo scored the winning goal in the 17th minute, lifting the Kansas City Current to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Spirit on Sunday. The Current (15-9-5) came back from an early deficit after Clara Luvunga gave the Spirit (16-9-4) the lead in the 12th minute. Lo’eau LaBonta tied the game, and DiBernardo's goal put Kansas City ahead for good, despite finishing with less than 40% possession. Lorena, the Current goalkeeper, made two crucial saves while MacIver of the Spirit had one save.

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📰 DiBernardo's Goal Lifts Current To Victory
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Drew Renner
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🔮 Shinomi Koyama scored in the 61st minute and two minutes later, Ryan Williams collected a rebound and put it away to make it 4-0.
2026-09-07 · assertive framing · Denver Summit down first-place Gotham at home 3-0
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Boston Gotham Kansas City Orlando Wave

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Gotham ORG · 5× Caño PERSON · 4× Boston ORG · 3× Orlando GPE · 3× Wave ORG · 3× DiBernardo PERSON · 2× Kansas City GPE · 2× Lorena PERSON · 2× MacIver PERSON · 2× Purce PERSON · 2×

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Purce and Davidson score for Gotham Midge Purce and Tierna Davidson scored as Gotham held off the Pride in Orlando to get closer to securing the NWSL Shield. First-place Gotham (17-5-7) controlled 60% of possession, but Orlando (11-15-3) forced goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger to make seven saves.
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2026-10-26 · Toronto Star
DiBernardo's goal lifts the Current to a 2-1 win over the Spirit · assertive framing

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Vanessa DiBernardo capped a frantic five-minute stretch with the winning goal in the 17th minute and the Kansas City Current rallied past the Washington Spirit 2-1 on Sunday. asserted
Current → cap → Sunday
In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, Gotham FC edged the Orlando Pride 2-1 and the Boston Legacy played the San Diego Wave to a 2-2 draw. asserted
Legacy → edge → draw
The Current (15-9-5) erased an early deficit with two goals three minutes apart, then held off the visiting Spirit (16-9-4) despite finishing with less than 40% of possession. asserted
Current → erase → possession
Clara Luvunga gave the Spirit the lead in the 12th minute after pouncing on a heavy touch by Kansas City goalkeeper Lorena. asserted
Luvunga → give → Lorena
Lo’eau LaBonta pulled Kansas City even, collecting a rebound in the penalty area before firing a shot that deflected off Washington defender Esme Morgan’s leg, sending the ball bouncing past goalkeeper Sandy MacIver. asserted
that → pull → MacIver
DiBernardo’s first goal of the season began with pressure from Haley Hopkins, who stripped the ball from MacIver. asserted
who → begin → MacIver
Hopkins reached the end line and found Croix Bethune, who laid the ball off to DiBernardo for a first-time finish. asserted
who → reach → finish
Lorena recovered from the early mistake to finish with two crucial saves. asserted
Lorena → recover → saves
MacIver made one. asserted
MacIver → make → one
Purce and Davidson score for Gotham Midge Purce and Tierna Davidson scored as Gotham held off the Pride in Orlando to get closer to securing the NWSL Shield. First-place Gotham (17-5-7) controlled 60% of possession, but Orlando (11-15-3) forced goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger to make seven saves. asserted
Orlando → score → saves
Pride goalkeeper Cosette Morche finished with three. asserted
Morche → finish → three
Purce opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, heading Guro Reiten’s cross over Morche’s outstretched gloves from the far side of the 6-yard box. asserted
Purce → open → box
Davidson doubled Gotham’s lead in the 62nd minute, converting a rebound after Reiten’s corner kick led to a scramble and the ball struck the crossbar. asserted
ball → double → crossbar
Solai Washington pulled Orlando within a goal three minutes later. asserted
Washington → pull → goal
She received a pass upfield, turned and raced down the middle with Gotham defenders in pursuit before sliding a shot past Berger. asserted
She → receive → Berger
Caño rescues point for Boston in draw Alba Caño scored from distance in the 73rd minute to lift the Legacy to a 2-2 draw with the second-place Wave in San Diego. asserted
Caño → rescue → Diego
The Legacy (9-14-7), eliminated from playoff contention, squandered a second-half lead before Caño’s strike salvaged a point against the Wave (17-8-5). asserted
strike → eliminate → Wave
After receiving a pass from Aleigh Gambone, Caño turned well outside the penalty area and drove a shot past goalkeeper Sandra Paños. asserted
Caño → receive → Paños
Annie Karich opened the scoring for Boston in the 48th minute, finishing a lofted cross from Sarah Schupansky. asserted
Karich → open → Schupansky
Gia Corley brought the Wave level after Melanie Barcenas sent a diagonal pass into her path on a breakaway. asserted
Barcenas → bring → breakaway
Corley ran into the box and finished the chance. asserted
Corley → run → chance
Three minutes later, San Diego went ahead on an own goal by Boston defender Laís Araújo. asserted
Diego → go → Araújo
Kenza Dali drove a low cross toward Trinity Byars, and Araújo redirected it into her own net while attempting to clear, setting the stage for Caño’s equalizer. asserted
Araújo → drive → equalizer
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